College: Iowa; Ellsworth (IA) Junior College Who is first in terms of rushing yards? Now look at the league today: it's all about deep passes and putting up points. He used his speed and strength to shut down receivers throughout his career. Sign up for the Commanders Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Singletary was the cornerstone of the Chicago Bears defense for 12 seasons. He was regarded as an intelligent linebacker who was as good against the run as he was the pass. Top 5 Cornerbacks of All-Time, this one was TOUGH. Deion Sanders Pro Career: 1971-1984 Los Angeles Rams. In 1985 he was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Year as he helped lead New England to the franchises first Super Bowl appearance. HOF: 1990 Pro Career: 1970-1983 Pittsburgh Steelers. The Hall of Fame two-way player led the Redskins to their first NFL Championship in 1937 and holds the distinction of being the first Redskins player to record a 100-yard receiving game. Possibly the most intimidating player on Pittsburghs Steel Curtain defense of the 1970s, Lambert quickly developed into the prototype middle linebacker. Named the co-MVP in Super Bowl XII, he was a Pro Bowl pick in nine consecutive seasons. Ken Houston figures to be one of our defensive stars, as he was named to 12 straight Pro Bowls from 1968-79. In just seven seasons, this five-time Pro Bowler picked off 32 passes for 538 yards and 3 TDs. "The Hogs" gave us plenty of options and Hall of Famers Art Monk and Charley Taylor are leading our wideouts. The site navigation utilizes arrow, enter, escape, and space bar key commands. CORNERBACKS (First Team) DEION SANDERS College: Florida State Pro Career: 1989-1993 Atlanta Falcons; 1994 San Francisco 49ers; 1995-99 Dallas Cowboys; 2000 Washington Redskins; 2004-05 Baltimore Ravens Sanders picked off 39 of his 53 career interceptions during the decade and returned eight of them for scores. The Washington Redskins are one of the most legendary franchises in NFL history, and many stars have spent time playing football in the nation's capital. Originally established in 1932, the Redskins are one of just five NFL clubs to record over 600 regular-season and postseason wins. HOF: 1990 HOF: 1980 Pro Career: 1985-1999 Buffalo Bills; 2000-03 Washington Redskins. HOF: 1988 College: Penn State Pro Career: 1969-1973 Baltimore Colts, 1974 Green Bay Packers, 1975-1983 Oakland Raiders. The Washington Football Team was the last to integrate in the NFL. LAWRENCE TAYLOR The Redskins' all-time secondary wasn't too tough to figure out, as we have Hall of Famers Darrell Green and Champ Bailey starting at the cornerback spots. Pro Career: 1961-1976 San Francisco 49ers. Sammy Baugh 2. Pro Career: 1983-1991 Minnesota Vikings; 1992 Tampa Bay Buccaneers College: Ouachita Baptist Two Hall of Fame teammates, Deacon Jones and Merlin Olsen tutored Youngblood early in his career and helped him quickly get on track for a Hall of Fame career himself. Haynes, a first round pick in 1976, had an easy transition into the NFL when he intercepted eight passes to earn All-Rookie honors. College: Miami With the 2023 Class, the Pro Football Hall of Fame has enshrined 23 cornerbacks among the legends housed there. Davis was the 87 pick, as the Redskins clearly didnt learn anything from 85 (see #1 on this list). Pro Career: 1985-1992 Philadelphia Eagles;1993-98 Green Bay Packers; 2000 Carolina Panthers. DeAngelo Lavender earned back-to-back Pro Bowls during the 79-80 seasons and is a Super Bowl Champion. Lambert, a second round pick of the Steelers in the 1974, was also a member of the NFLs All-Decade Team of the 1970s. Chris Hanburger and Monte Coleman are our starting linebackers, as Hanburger made nine Pro Bowls and played 14 seasons with the Redskins -- which is not far behind Coleman's 16. Both presidents referred to him as their favorite player! TED HENDRICKS Lott earned All-Decade honors at safety even though he played almost half of the seasons in the 80s as an All-Pro cornerback. WebRedskins All-Time Best/Worst Cornerbacks. He never intercepted more than five passes in a single season, but Hall of Famer Cliff Battles is an absolute legend since he led the league in rushing during his rookie campaign in 1932 and became the first NFL player to rush for 200 yards in a game the very next year. Lavender played in 99 games from 1976-1982 for the Redskins, intercepting 29 balls. Three times in his NFL career he picked off eight passes in a season including his rookie season and in 1973 when he captured his lone interception title. Stay connected to the Capitals and Wizards with the MyTeams app. {GALLERY}MIKE SINGLETARY HOF: 1990 Green played 20 seasons and 295 games as a Redskin! During his career he caused so much disruption to opposing offenses that teams heading into games against the Giants would spend an exorbitant amount of time focusing strictly on him. Together, they make the most unlikely a pair to make an all-time best list. At 67, Hendricks blocked 25 field goals or extra points during his Hall of Fame career. 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s| 1960s | 1970s| 1980s | 1990s| 2000s. It's pretty incredible that we left two Super Bowl MVPs off this list (Mark Rypien and Doug Williams), but Williams was especially a tough cut. Chosen in the 3rd round of the 2000 draft, Harrison appeared in a grand total of 2 games during the 2000 season. His play seemed to improve every year of his career. Darrell Green. Draft: Washington Redskins in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft. He recorded 28 interceptions during his career. Easy selection. The peak of his Hall of Fame career came at the end of the 60s and spanned to the mid 70s at which time he received All-Pro honors each season from 1967 to 1973. Brown was a big reason why the Raiders posted the best win-loss record in football from 1967 to 1978. ALAN PAGE LOUIS WRIGHT His speed, quickness, vision, and field sense made him one of the elite cornerbacks for the next 14 seasons. HOF: 1979 Hampton, a first-round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in 1979, was an outstanding and versatile defensive lineman who earned honors at both defensive end and defensive tackle. Using their total body of work in Washington as the overall barometer, heres a breakdown as to who the top cornerbacks in Redskins history are: Fischer from the Nebraska was a 17th-round draft choice by St. Louis in the 1961 draft. Throughout a 2. Add on two Super Bowl rings, seven Pro-Bowl nods, and a Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. It proved to be a perfect selection as the defensive tackle became the team leader during his Hall of Fame career. HOF: 2009 A member of the AFLs All-Time Team, Bell continued to stay at the top of his game when he and the Chiefs became part of the NFL in 1970. section: | slug: washington-redskins-all-time-53-man-roster-john-riggins-darrell-green-headline-legendary-depth-chart | sport: football | route: article_single.us | A three-time winner of the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award, White finished his career with a then-NFL record 198 sacks. The National Football League's All-Decade Teams have been determined by the Pro Football Hall of Fames Selection Committee. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2019 . College: Southern California Larry Brown got the nod as our starting running back since he picked up an MVP during the 1972-73 season and shares the Redskins' all-time single game record with four touchdowns. Noted for his extreme quickness even at his size, Page was named the NFLs MVP in 1971 and voted as the leagues Defensive Player of the Year twice during the early 1970s. Selmon was a three-time All-Pro selection and a six-time pick for the Pro Bowl. The NFLs All-Decade Team of the 1980s included 57 members, and close to 40 percent of the team (22) were members of a club that won a Super Bowl during the decade. Who are the best cornerbacks in Washington Commanders Top 50 Washington Redskins Players of All Time By Clark Boinis | Aug 28, 2021, 12:32pm 1. Already a veteran of six AFL All-Star games, he played in three AFC-NFC Pro Bowls during this decade. Washington's starting defensive ends are quite a dynamic duo, as Dexter Manley is the Redskins' sack leader with 91 and Charles Mann is not far behind with 82. Banks, a first round pick of the Giants in 1984, was the heart and soul of his teams defenses during his career. HOF: 1994 College: Minnesota Pro Career: 1984-1992 New York Giants; 1993 Washington Redskins; 1994-95 Cleveland Browns If he had a problem, it was that he just wasn't that interested in football. The former undrafted product out of Oklahoma earned his first Pro Bowl nod this past season, and has recorded 437 punts for Washington and averaged 46.6 yards per punt. College: Bakersfield College; Arizona State; San Jose State LEE ROY SELMON HOF: 1997 He also makes this list for all the anger hes caused me over the last 6 seasons. The quarterback position was one of the toughest to figure out since there are so many good names that have come through Washington. Bailey was a 4-time Pro Bowler and shutdown corner during his tenure. Noted for making the safety blitz famous, Wilson had the final 12 of his 52 career interceptions come at the start of this decade and the end of his Hall of Fame career. 28 was one of the best to ever play the position. Tab will move on to the next part of the site rather than go through menu items. ROGER WEHRLI Sean Taylor From there he continued to improve and won first-team All-Pro honors from 1987-89 and was a four-time Pro Bowl selection. Pro Career: 1977-1987 Los Angeles Rams 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, at Since we are trying to put together a 53-man roster, we could only support three players. He likely will go down in history as the only kicker to accomplish this feat. College: East Texas State Pro Career: 1967-1978 Minnesota Vikings; 1978-1981 Chicago Bears. College: Tennessee HOF: 1984 Anderson was at his prime at the exact time when the Dolphins dominated the NFL in the early 1970s. We had plenty of trouble deciding between LaVar Arrington and Brian Orakpo for the backup linebacker position, so we opted to go with Arrington -- who earned three consecutive Pro Bowl selections from 2001-03 and set different single-season career highs in each year. His 54 interceptions tie Willie Brown for 11th all-time among pure cornerbacks. Pro Career: 1981-1993 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. Deion was clearly past his prime time when he signed stole money from the Redskins. As for the punter position, we considered going with Mike Bragg -- who has played in more games and recorded more punts than any player in Redskins franchise history. Pro Career: 1969-1973 Baltimore Colts; 1974 Green Bay Packers; 1975-1983 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. In all he was selected to eight All-Pro teams and ten consecutive Pro Bowls. I hated Deion before he came to Washington and my hate only intensified after his tenure. No one rose to the top the same as another, but they are genuinely the greatest cornerbacks of all time. BOB LILLY Pro Career: 1969-1982 St. Louis Cardinals. Millard, who was drafted in the first round of the 1984 draft, played two seasons in the USFL before joining the Vikings in 1985. Darrell Green is a Redskins legend, but he is also a legend of the game of football. Pro Career: 1981-1990 San Francisco 49ers, 1991-92 Los Angeles Raiders, 1993-94 New York Jets. But if a player is special enough, he can make Agree, disagree? REGGIE WHITE College: Prairie View A&M Pro Career: 1976-1982 New England Patriots, 1983-89 Los Angeles Raiders. Perhaps his greatest reputation came for making big plays at the right time. College: Michigan By the evening, though, after the team traded Quinton Dunbar to the He earned a Pro Bowl and All-Pro selection during his tenure. HOF: 2002 In all he was a first- or second team All-Pro selection four times. He was also the only member to list Green, though it's a well-deserved spot. College: Villanova By his fourth year, White was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year and began a string of eight consecutive seasons of first-team All-Pro selections. I'm glad you asked, it's John Riggins. The anchor of the Cowboys Doomsday Defense, the durable DT also saw action occasionally at defensive end and even was voted to a Pro Bowl at that position. Two members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, head coach Marv Levy and linebacker Jack Ham, will participate in an autograph session on Sat., Jan. 30th at the Hall of Fame. College: Grambling Pro Career: 1979-1990 Chicago Bears. College: Texas Christian WILLIE BROWN RONNIE LOTT He's been one of the biggest bright spots in what has been a tough stretch recently for the Redskins. A big part of the front line to the Pittsburghs Steel Curtain Defense, Greenwood was named first-team All-Pro in each of the teams first two Super Bowl seasons. He ranks 21st all-time in career interceptions with 54, only going one season without picking off a quarterback;his last, at the age of 42. Hes seventh all-time in career interceptions (27) in Redskins history. While making an all-time list is always difficult, it is especially so when considering some of the greats that have come through the nations capital. Former Redskins star DeAngelo Hall ranked his top five cornerbacks in NFL history Thursday afternoon and one Hall-of-Fame member of the burgundy and gold made the cut: Darrell Green. Chris Cooley was another fan favorite that we had to throw in there, but Wayne Millner is someone who deserves a special shoutout. He continued to excel as he logged 18 sacks and was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1989. 28 was one of the best to ever play the position.<\/p>\n
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